Social Media and SSA

April 3, 2019

The government is interested in reading people’s posts on social media to use as evidence they are not disabled. I’ve long counseled people to keep privacy settings high and to be careful about pictures showing activity, especially Throwback Thursdays where people may post photos that are very old and certainly not relevant to any current claim for disability benefits.

There have been many news outlets reporting, but here is the New York Times article: